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101 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) svars2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) atsvars; svaru bumba3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) svaru bumba/stienis4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) nasta; smagums5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) svars; ietekme* * *smagums, svars; atsvars, svaru bumba; slogs, nasta; nozīme, ietekme; svara kategorija; uzlikt atsvaru; noslogot; nomākt, apgrūtināt; novērtēt -
102 wheat
[wi:t](a type of grain from which flour, much used in making bread, cakes etc, is obtained.) kvieši- wheaten* * *kvieši -
103 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) tobrīd, kad2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) lai gan2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) labs brītiņš- worth one's while* * *brīdis, laika sprīdis; tajā laikā, kad, kamēr; kaut arī, lai gan; turpretim -
104 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vējš2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) elpa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) (kuņģa, zarnu) gāzes2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) aizsist elpu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pūšamais (instruments)- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) []tīt2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) satīt3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) vīties; līkumot4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) uzgriezt; uzvilkt•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *vējš; vītne, vijums; līkums; elpot; tinums; gāzes; smaka; tukši vārdi; pūst; neļaut atvilkt elpu; tīties; aptīties; vīties; ļaut atvilkt elpu; saost; tīt; aptīt; uzvilkt; cilpot; celt ar vinču -
105 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) piekāpties; atdot2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) padoties; neizturēt3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) dot (ražu, pienu u.tml.)2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) raža; ieguve* * *raža; ieguve, produkcija; ienākums, peļņa; stiepe; iegrime, nosēšanās; nest augļus, dot ražu; dot; neizturēt, padoties; piekāpties, piekrist; dot ceļu -
106 'cello
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107 hiccough
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) žagas2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) žagas2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) žagoties
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much — I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat Date: 13th century 1. a. great in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
